NBM Sign Show for Mutoh completed
Yesterday was the last day of demos I did for Mutoh in their booth at the NBM Long Beach show. Over the three days I wrapped a boat using Avery's 1005 Supercast with 1.3mm overlam. The graphics were printed brilliantly with a Mutoh Valuejet. This was only the second time I wrapped a boat so it was nice to get some practice in. One of the aspects of the 1005 Supercast that I like so much is the initial low tack. This enables me to install something as long and awkward as the side of a boat by myself. The reason for this is that I can take the entire backing paper off and install at my own pace. A special thanks to all of those at Mutoh, especially Brian Phipps, for all their help during the show and to Ron Winter from Avery and Todd LaBrie from Carwraps for all their input. Next show on tap is SGIA in Vegas in October. For that show I will be wrapping Rusty Wallace's race car in Mutoh's booth. Exciting stuff so be sure to come on by.
movie clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRUtqgW6Sr8
Private workshops in LA completed
I just got done teaching two private workshops in LA. The first one was for Icon Image Graphics and the second was a one-on-one for Craig, co-owner of a Sign O'Rama in Perth, Australia. The students for both workshops were experienced installers looking to lower their installation times and find new tips and techniques for the more challenging aspects of vehicle installations. Craig said at the end of the workshop today that it was well worth the time and travel. He feels that from what he picked up he has lowered his time per vehicle by 1-2 hours. With 50 vehicles on tap for the rest of the year it adds up to a big profit. Its nice to see that more and more people get my message which is that quality, durability and speed can be combined if you have the right system and technique. A special thanks to Avery for supplying the 1005 Supercast with 1.3mm overlam and Mutoh for printing up the perfect prints on their Valuejet.
Here's a video from the Icon Image Graphics workshops:
Getting Ready for the Next Mutoh School of Wrap Workshop
I'm busy getting everything ready for the upcoming Mutoh School of Wrap Workshop at Graphics One in Burbank. The Basic/Intermediate workshop runs Aug. 16/17 and the Advanced is Aug. 18. For the Basic/Intermediate, we will again be wrapping one of the participants vehicles from start to finish. This is nice potential bonus for signing up for the workshop. The media used will be Avery's 1005 Supercast with 1.3mm overlam and all the graphics will be printed on a Mutoh Valuejet. For more info or to sign up go to: http://www.mutohcarwraps.com/MutohSchoolofWrap.html.
Before this workshop I will be doing demos in Mutoh's booth at the Long Beach NBM sign show. If you are at the show, come on by to check out the demos or ask me questions as I wrap it up. Always nice to be doing the sign shows/workshop in sunny California.
Private workshop for Sojourn in Halifax
I'm on my way back to Amsterdam after teaching a 2-day private vehicle wrap workshop for a company called Sojourn in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sojourn has been doing a few wraps but wanted to up their game so they can really get a big piece of the market. Their goal is to be able to not only get faster but raise the quality and durability of the wraps. Job accomplished. On Day 1 I worked one-on-one with Matt, their lead installer, wrapping a Dually with Avery's 1005 Supercast film with the 1.3mm overlam. Everyone at the company was blown away by how well the Supercast prints and how easy it is to apply. On Day 2, I gave a basic/intermediate workshop for 6 of their employees. They picked up the basics in the morning and then wrapped a pick-up truck in the afternoon, starting off with the hood.
I then moved on to more complex aspects like wrapping the bumper.
I was extremely pleased with how quickly they picked up my UGIS and I see big things in the future for Sojourn.
Gettin’ ready for the first workshop of 2010
One week from today I fly out to Painesville, Oh to teach the first of 6 hands-on workshops for Mutoh and Avery-Dennison for 2010. This first workshop is at Avery-Dennison headquarters which I'm very excited about. The reason for this is that Avery has offered to give the participants (and myself) a full tour of their facility. I always love these behind the scenes tours and its a great chance to learn about how the material is made. For the workshops, both beginner/intermediate and the advanced, we will be using Avery's new 1005 Supercast film that was officially launched on March 1. I'm pleased to have Crystal Baus of Mutoh and Todd LaBrie of Carwraps at Avery for the workshop. They will be on hand to answer any questions about printers and the Carwraps Business Builder that comes with the purchase of Mutoh printers for 2010. For info on the workshops go to: www.mutohcarwraps.com.